哈囉!家是我們最溫暖的地方,家人是我們最親近的人。學會怎麼用英文稱呼不同的家庭成員,是與人交流很重要的一步喔!讓我們來認識這些稱謂吧!
family n. [ˋfæməlɪ] 家庭;家人
A group consisting of parents and children living together as a unit. (由父母和孩子組成的生活單位。)
I love my family
very much. (我非常愛我的家人。)
father n. [ˋfɑðɚ] 爸爸;父親
A male parent. (男性家長。)
My father
is a doctor. (我爸爸是一位醫生。)
mother n. [ˋmʌðɚ] 媽媽;母親
A female parent. (女性家長。)
My mother
likes cooking. (我媽媽喜歡做飯。)
parent(s) n. [ˋpɛrənt] 父親或母親 (常用複數 parents 指父母)
A father or mother. (爸爸或媽媽。)
My parents
are both teachers. (我的父母都是老師。)
husband n. [ˋhʌzbənd] 丈夫
A married man. (已婚的男性。)
Her husband
works in Taipei. (她的丈夫在台北工作。)
wife n. [waɪf] 妻子 (複數: wives [waɪvz])
A married woman. (已婚的女性。)
He loves his wife
very much. (他非常愛他的妻子。)
son n. [sʌn] 兒子
A male child. (男性小孩。)
Mr. and Mrs. Wang have two sons
. (王先生和王太太有兩個兒子。)
daughter n. [ˋdɔtɚ] 女兒
A female child. (女性小孩。)
Their daughter
is five years old. (他們的女兒五歲了。)
brother n. [ˋbrʌðɚ] 兄弟
A male sibling. (男性手足。)
My brother
is taller than me. (我的哥哥/弟弟比我高。)
sister n. [ˋsɪstɚ] 姊妹
A female sibling. (女性手足。)
Do you have any sisters
? (你有姊妹嗎?)
child n. [tʃaɪld] 小孩 (複數: children [ˋtʃɪldrən])
A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority. (年輕的人類。)
He is a clever child
. (他是個聰明的小孩。)
The children
are playing in the park. (孩子們正在公園裡玩。)
baby n. [ˋbebɪ] 嬰兒
A very young child, especially one newly or recently born. (非常年幼的小孩,特別是剛出生的。)
The baby
is sleeping now. (寶寶現在正在睡覺。)
grandfather n. [ˋgrænd͵fɑðɚ] 爺爺;外公
The father of your father or mother. (你爸爸或媽媽的父親。)
My grandfather
likes gardening. (我的爺爺/外公喜歡園藝。)
grandmother n. [ˋgrænd͵mʌðɚ] 奶奶;外婆
The mother of your father or mother. (你爸爸或媽媽的母親。)
My grandmother
tells great stories. (我的奶奶/外婆很會說故事。)
grandson n. [ˋgrænd͵sʌn] 孫子;外孫
The son of your son or daughter. (你兒子或女兒的兒子。)
He often plays chess with his grandson
. (他常常和他的孫子/外孫下棋。)
granddaughter n. [ˋgrænd͵dɔtɚ] 孫女;外孫女
The daughter of your son or daughter. (你兒子或女兒的女兒。)
She is reading a book to her granddaughter
. (她正在讀書給她的孫女/外孫女聽。)
uncle n. [ˋʌŋk!] 叔叔;伯父;舅舅;姑丈;姨丈
The brother of your father or mother, or the husband of your aunt. (你父母的兄弟,或你阿姨/姑姑的丈夫。)
My uncle
is a police officer. (我的叔叔/伯伯/舅舅是一位警察。)
aunt n. [ænt] 阿姨;姑姑;嬸嬸;舅媽;姨媽
The sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your uncle. (你父母的姊妹,或你叔叔/伯伯/舅舅的妻子。)
My aunt
lives near the park. (我的阿姨/姑姑/嬸嬸住在公園附近。)
cousin n. [ˋkʌzən] 堂(表)兄弟姊妹
The child of your uncle or aunt. (你叔叔/伯伯/舅舅/阿姨/姑姑的小孩。)
I have many cousins
. (我有很多堂(表)兄弟姊妹。)
nephew n. [ˋnɛfju] 姪子;外甥
The son of your brother or sister. (你兄弟或姊妹的兒子。)
He bought a toy for his nephew
. (他買了一個玩具給他的姪子/外甥。)
niece n. [nis] 姪女;外甥女
The daughter of your brother or sister. (你兄弟或姊妹的女兒。)
My niece
is learning to play the piano. (我的姪女/外甥女正在學鋼琴。)
詞彙小叮嚀:
- 注意 `child` 的複數是 `children`,`wife` 的複數是 `wives`。